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ChiId-Mutilators Punished.

CHICAGO, July s.-Mme De Benkalear and
Dr. Brit were each fined $500 and sentenced
to thirty days in the county Jail by Judge
Tuthili to-day for destroying the birthmark
ON the person of baby Andrews, concerning
the possession of whom struggle has been
in progress in the courts for several days.
Contempt Of court was the offense for which
this punishment was administered II con-
sisted in tampering with evidence. and the
evidence was the birthmark. by means of
which the child was identified Mime DE
Benkalear acknowledged having ordered
the flesh cut away from the child. and DR.
Birt admitted having performed the opera
ton. Judge Tuthill, with extreme severity,
declared that no excuses for any statement
that he had heard could not excuse the bar
barify which caused the mutilation of the
child and therefore passed sentence upon
the culprits. An appeal was taken.
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whereby the Territory i 10 b. brought
into the union Of states, and that when
once admitted, under the unquestioned
right 10 alter and amend It's State consti-
tuition. or 10 enforce by subsequent laws
30 much Of il as suited her Mormon ma
jority. polygamy can be continued or
winked at. The admission of Dakota
cannot be much longer prevented, and as
she viii be 4 decidedly Republican state,
the Democrats are casting about for an
Offset and their ewes are fixed upon Utah.
A polvgzmous State in the Union is no
more possibility than a new slave State,
and we opine that the people Of Utah
will have TO give other proof than mere
declarations that, they have purged them
selves Of polygamy before Congress viii
vote 10 give them place IN the sister
hood Of States. By their works shall ye
Lnou- fbasr
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One Hundred Lives Lost in the Swiss
Town Zug.

BERNE, July 5.-A terrible disaster has be-
fallen Zug, the capital of the canton of the
same name, and many families. not only of
that place, but in other parts of Switzerland
are III mourning Much of the city faces
upon the lake. and to make the buildings
more secure new quays were built along the
front. ON Tuesday night, while the inhab-
itants were asleecp and without a sound Of
warning half OF the new quays slid into the
water followed by forty houses In addi-
ton TO these q crowded inn and the Hotel
Zurich, four-story structure filed with
vanished entirely So far as can be learned
one hundred lives were lost, though it is inn
possible to tell at the present time the exact
number of casualties.
The cause of the disaster is not known. as
the quays were supposed to have been built
in the strongest and most workmanlike
manner II is believed. however. the wash
ing of the water undermined the masonry
The scene of the accident at the time was
appalling. Hundreds of people were strug-
Cling in the water and their cries were heart
rending Willing hands were soon engaged
in saving many of those who could not save
themselves, but those in the hotel had little
chance as the building went to the bottom
and was covered by the sliding earth.
Among those who persisted was NJ Collin,
President of the Canton Zug. Among the
incidents was the finding of live infant in
floating cradle Men are now AT work try
ing to recover the bodies of the victims.
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A Riotous Mormon Elder.

CHARLESTON, s C., July Mormon mis-
sionaries have been at work in 0conee eoun-
" for the past eighteen months and among
illiterate mountaineers they have gained
many converts. They have been closely
watched 10y the better class of citizens and 10
cal preachers have denounced them from
their pulpits
Last Sunday Rev Wright, Methodist
preacher denounced Mormon Elders and
their proselyting methods in scathing terms
After the services he was attacked by Nor
mon Elder Joseph Thorp, who was surround
ed by a crowd of his a1herents. Knives were
drawn and clubs were freely brandished
For some time ii looked as if bloody battle
would take place. An officer of the law who
happened TO be present was unable to make
any arrests. To-day Sheriff Bragr;.le, with
possee went into the settlement of the Nor
mons and arrested Elder Thorpe aud seven
OF his followers. They are now lodged in
jail, charged with conspiracy to disturb re-
ligious services and to commit riot
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JEFF DAVIS has apparently fallen into
thai condition Of senility which causes
its victims 10 imaginea vain thing, and
babble about il, rs though il were sol
emn and undoubted truth. In an au-
thorized memoir Of his life which is now
beng prepared for the press, he assert ;
that the Federal Government conspired
during the war TO have him assassinated.
and that the Governor of Pennsylvania
Andrew Curtin released two noted des-
persdo's from the penitentiary, upon CON
dition that they would 20 to Montsom-
cry and assassinate him. with the prom
Use Of a reward Of 100000 if thev sue
ceeded Setting aside all other reasons.
the weil-known chivalric character Of
Governor Curtin, will stamp the lie upon
this charge whereverit is published or re-
peated. The old traitor has evidently
fallen into his doiage, and this miserable
falsehood. the coinage of a diseased mind.
can be attributed only % his mental con-
.liiion-
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MILwAUKEE. Wis. July IA Hurley
Wis. dispatch says A fire broke out on the
stage the Alctzar theater last night, and
in an hour the entire business portion Of the
town was in flames, while eleven persons
persisted in the theater The charrod re-
mains of nine people have been taken from
the ruins. The loss Is fully S50000 The
Alcaar was variety theafer chiefly fire.
quented by miners and was one of the re-
sorts of uusavory repute and associated with
the notorious dance houses Of the mining
regions. Only small audience bad gltlier-
Ell when the fire broke ont. aud scrambled
out in a hurry Several of the actors. how
ever. rushed mp stairs 10 save their wardrobe
and when they sought to escape found lha
they were hemmed IN on all sides, the lames
having spread through the wooden building
with incredible rlpidity How they strus-
gled 10 flee viii never be known rs none Of
them except sadie Wells and Mabel Powers
were seen again. The former appeared at a
second story window and called pit cously on
o. e-3vl ousils 90 Save her b fore
hand could be raised the flames reached her.
and communicated 70 her clothing She
madc frantic efforts To jump thrueh the
window, then with piercing shrek feil
into the furnace below Mabel Powers
jumped aud was - badly injured that her
recovery IS doubtful Among those vino
perished in the theajer were Tyran Young,
a.
comedians Mabel Goodrich and husband
Sadie Wells, Miss Fenton and two or three
os4rers whose name. an. not known.
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The Crops in Kansas.

TOPEKA, July 6.-The Kansas FinD,er prints
a full review of the crop outlook this week.
Wheat is reported good in some parts of the
state and poor in Others. On the whole the
wheat crop of the state Will not exceed y
per cent of that harvested three years ago
Oats will thresh ont about one-half an aver
age crop. The causes assigned by corresI'uu-
dents for the shortage in these two crops are
the draughts of last fall and spring and the
ravages Of chinch bugs. Corn Is reported
good in every part of the State The acreage
exceeds that of any former year by al least
p per cent. and if the season IS favorable 10
the end Kansas will raise 250000, ,00o bush
els Of corn Stock and pastures are in excel
lent condition. and the fruit growth shows
up fairly well
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Mr.. CLEVELAND has decided not 70 visit
ST. Louis during the Grand Army en-
campment and he devoted the 4th of .lu-
ly 10 writing a long letter assigning rea-
sons for his back out. As writer Of let
iers the President is not success. He
lacks tact and Judgment, and permits his
churlish humor 10 run away with his dis
cretion. He was not invited by the
Grand Army, but by committee Of citi-
zens to be present on the occasion, and
while il is probably true that his presence
might have been distasteful to a large
PARTON of the veterans, he is entirely
right when he saws he refuses 10 be-
lieve that the old soldiers desire or in
tend to coerce or intimidate him. They
are patriots and gentlemen as well as sol
diers. and would have shown all due re-
spect 10 the official head of the govern
ment they helped 10 save, though they
NAV not admire the individual occupying
that exalted position. The intimation
that be feared personal violence is puer-
lie of itself and grossly insulting 10 the
brave men whose manhood il impugns.
Mr.. Cleveland is not Of, nor with the
Grand Army men in sentiment, and IN
truth has little, if anything in common
with them. His sharp and uncalled for
remarks, in his messages vetoing private
pension bills, his proposed surrender Of
the rebel battle-fiags, his spending Mem
orial day in fishing, his Indifference 10,
and unconcealed disdain Of much that
lies near their hearts, has placed a bar
rier between them, but they have never
shown the slightest disrespect TO the
people highest office the dignity Of which
must protect" No one can honestly,
for one moment, believe that. PARTISAN
ship Is 50 rancorous, in this non-partisan
organization. that the President Of the
United States, whoever he may be, is in
danger of being treated with personal
disrespect. Imagine Andrew Jackson,
whose mantle the Democrats fondly inn
agine has fallen upon Mr.. Cleyeland's
shoulders-putting in the childish dis
claimer Of fear to mingle among the sol
diers of the Unionl. Tut tut Mr. Cleye-
land you only prove that you were
hurt by criticism Of your actions
- It's the wounded bird that flutters.'
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Egged Out of Town.

NEW PHILADELPHIA, July l3.-Dr. Charles
Bradley and partner met with rough treat
ment at Uhrichsville. this county, the other
day. They are the agents for the Austral-
ian King of Pain" and sold their medicine
from a covered wagon. The doctor and his
partner in some way incurred the ill-will OF
rome of the Uhrichsyille people.
They took the doctor to a neighboring
drug store, cut his long locks ON one side.
only clipping one-half of his flowing mus
taclie, and then let him go. They then took
his young high-hatted partner to Saltwater
creek, where they ducked him completely
The pair were then placed in their carriage
and egged out of town. The doctor claims
that the attack was unjust and has employed
the best legal talent here TO prosecute the
guilty parties
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Whipped by a Mob.

CHATTANOOGA, TgNN., July Sam Breen
and Eph Jones were terribly whipped by a
mob at Grglysville, Ga, yesterday morning
Breen had made diSparagins remarks
about a respectable young woman of Grays-
vile on July 4. and a mob WAS organized to
resent the insult. They went to the house
of Jones, where Breen was boarding, and
after breaking down the door, captured both
of the men.
Breen was whipped almost 10 death and
ordered to leave the town inside of twenty
four hours. Jones was severely eastiglted
for resisting the mob. Breen wanted to
swear out warrant for the arrest of the mob
but was informed such proceeding meant
" certain DEATH"
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Bled to Death.

ALLENTOWN, July "a horrible accident
happened yesterday afternoon near Lanark.
a small place five miles south of this city
Mrs. Mary Baumgardner, Is years of age
with her son, aged l5 were driving in bug
gy TO a wheat field. having with them grain
cradle While going up hill the harness
broke and the horse backing down the side
of the road, both were thrown out and fell
ON the sharp knife of the cradle.
The blade almost cut off Mrs. Baum gard
ncr's leg and the boy was cut in the thigh.
the wound being five inches long by two
deep. Several men coming along with Il
team rendered all assistance in their power.
but tlye woman bled to death in twenty ,niu-
utes. The boy may recover
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A West Virginia Village Burned.

GRAFTON. W Va, July GA fire brokeoui
in building on Latrobe street, and before it
was checked. totally burned. with almost all
their contents, twenty-eght buildings in
cluding two ofthe largest hotels. two furni-
ture stores, two drug stores, two millinery
stores. the .S,,ut,iard- Enterprise newspaper Of,
fee, one hardware store, one jewelry store,
one clothing store, number OF other stores
offices. and private dwellings. No organized
fire department exists here. and only by the
hardest work on the part Of the citizens was
THE fire finally controlled. The total iuss
will reach nearly sio9.000. and the Insurance
i only abSrt Sl2,0oo The fire Is supposed
to be of itcentiiarv origin.
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Charged With Pension Frauds.

LANCASTER, Pa, July 6.-tieorge Weiman,
of this city, was arrested here to-day by Dep
uty United States Marshal Powell, and JOS
eph q. Male, prominent attorney ofCarlisie
was arrested there by Deputy Marshal james
Marshall both being charged with making
false and fraudulent affidavits in order to Sc
Examiner John I. Sadler. who has been
working up the evidence in the ease, says he
can show that Weiman shot himself in the
arm while cunning in 1884 or 1855. When
the war broke out he enlisted in the Seventh
Pennsylvania cavalry. and claims that the
old wound was receivedin the service. Both
men were given a hearing this afternoon aud
held in II 800 bail for trial
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CompIetIng The south Penn.

PHnApELPuIA, Pa, July 1.-THE conn
miitee appointed in New York several
months ago by bondholder- OF the sooth
Pennsylvania Railroad C.mpany TO take
steps towards completing that line from Har-
risburg 10 Pittsbure have about completed
their duties. and the ease viii be called up
again in the supreme Cou, turing The sep
tember term upon motion Co make the in-
junction permanent one. II was decid Ell
against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
upon motion for preliminary injunction
the Court deciding that tile transfer Of the
properly To the Pennsylvania Railroad Com-
pany would be illegal
The case will be conducted for the South
Pennsylvania Railroad by President Cow
en- Of the Reading Railroad Company. The
committee appointed in New York to take
up the subject of completing the line, it is
declared have found very few of the bond
holders ayerse to taking part in the compiet-
ion of the line. and where there has been,
other capitalists have been found to take
their places The Vanderbilt interests are
reported to have joined in the movement to
complete the line, as the courts, having de
clared that the transfer was Illegal relieved
them from further Withholding their consent
to a completion of the line,
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Thar old blatherskite JEFF Davis took
occasion on the 4th of July TO again air
his views in a public speech. said he :
- Our men fought for principle and they
have not surrendered and he exhorted
southern children TO remember that
their fathers were neither rebels nor trai-
tors" Thus the virus Of rebellion is in
culcated and kept alive, and will be trans
mitted 70 future generations. But if a
Northern man dare. even remotely, al
lude TO the late war, its causes and re-
suits. the howl is Al once raised that he
il waving the bloody shirt and trying
10 revive past and buried issues.
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Mr.. Blaine off for Edinburg.

LoSDoN. July 7.-Iames G.. Blaine and
family. accompanied by the Lard Mayor Of
London, and Senator Hale and Mrs. Hale.
ieft for Edinburs, to-day. The party cccu-
pied royal saloon car, which was decorated
profnsely with flags and bunting and bore
the coat of arms of Maine ia honor Of the
distinguished party. Mr.. Blaine will be the
guest of Andrew Carnegie and will partici-
pate IN the ceremonies attending the preSen-
iafien of the freedom Of the Scotch capital to
Mr.. Carnegie and also in the reception to be
rendered the latter in recognition of his gen
erosify to the city OF Eli burg Il is ex-
pc'tssi that Mr.. Blaine will deliver an ad
dress at the reception.
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OSCAR J. HARvEl, chief of division in
the third Auditors Office in the Treasury
Department at Washington, has been ar
rested for a system of forgeries by which
he robbed the Government Of =. 200. and
was prepared to add many other thous-
ands TO his III gotten pile u looks as if
the howl raised when this Administra-
fion came into power" Turn the rascals
out was a blind under cover Of which
the rascals were turned in. The too-good-
for-anyihing- -Mugwumps, are to be con-
graduated ON their success in putting
honest men into official positions.
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A kentucky Tragedy.

LiruHFIELD KY, July G.-At l O'Clock
this morning w r. May. Il distiIier and
whiskey seller Of this place. was called from
his bed by some one who pretended TO want
IA quart of whskey May obtained the key
10 the grocery and went with the man An
assassin was stationed in front of the build
ing and as soon as the light fell upon Mays
face he discharged Il load of bucksliot into
his head killing him instantly Subsequent
Investigation established. to a certainty. that
the murderer is james VI. Lynch. formerly
young lawyer at this place but who has
been a fugitive for severl months. May COW
over a ieWl woman
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Train Robbers Outwitted.

FoRT WORTH, Ten, July An attempt
was made yesterday to rob the through Kan
sas Express on the Santa Fe Railway, be-
tween Pendleton and Temple.
Tne telegraph operator at Pendleton sus-
pected that something was wrong from the
strange action ofeight men around the depo;
He wired the train dispatcher at Temple just
in time 10 stop the express train. An armed
posse was speedily raised and the train pro-
ceesletl northward
Half way between Pendleton and Tomple
the train was Tagged and an obstruction was
noticed on the track No sooner had the
train stopped than six men attempted to
board The engine and ears. The posse open
ed fire ON them and one Of the robbers fell
and the Others fed The wounded man WAS
carried off by his companions. Officers are
still out hunting for the would -be-robbers.
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A Demoralized County.

EVANSVILLE, iND., July Perry county
Ind, is much excited over the defIlcation
and flight of Hinton Miller. county treasurer.
He owes The county $4,000, and private par
ties $1,000. The county safe when opened.
contained nothing of value. Following on
Treasurer Combs defalcaiion and dimprison-
ment last year il is hard to find a new treas
urer, as bondsmen cannot be obtained.
Miller's bondsmen are trying 10 avoid iiabii-
ity. Fioy Mason, a wealthy citizen, will
probably be induced to take it.
To make the matter more desperate Prose
cutting Attorney Vance has absconded,
having been detected in bribing jurors.
Some of the latter viii probably follow suit
Vance was highly respected. He leaves a
small family and Miller large one
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To Quarter the Old Flag.

LYNN Mas. July ia.-s;en. Lander Post
iysbarg and in the South for eight days. re
turned home yesterday. The organization
was Hospitality entertained by the X. f. Lee
Camp of Confederate Veterans, OF Richmond
being in that city from Monday night until
"Wednesday morning. One feature of the
trip has atsrste-i National Interest and Is be-
ing much discussed esIesiaiiy in New En-
gland TIE Lynn Grand Ariny members
mingled with the Pickett men IT G,lfys-
burg and saw OF heard no repul>ise talk con
reached Richmond on Tuesday evening a
banquet on large scale was held ri Sanger
Hsil il, thai city. Probably 400 people at
tended. including nearly all the representa-
tive men of Richmond, save tine t'overnor
who was in New York city. and the Mayor
of the city. who was coniinedt 10 his home by
illness The speeches were all Of !, satisiac-
tory tenor until H. " Flournay Secretary
of the Commonwealth of Virginia, was call
ed upon His remarks concerning the war
hHuit itTuitS NCit - bb't7tltftslblI " tiVbH
that they left the hall He defended the
Confederate action in the struggle in such a
manner as TO make himself repusive To the
Northern visitors. He wanted the American
flag amended to the extent of placing the
rebel stars and bars in prominent position
thereon. II was the most unreconstructed
speech imaginable and the excuse offered by
the few members of K f. Lee Camp object
ing to the expressed sentiment was that. .''the
man must be inhamed with wine.r The ed
itor of the Richmond Times, who followed,
made more radical speech regarding the
changing of the flag than did the Secretary
of State claiming that complete unity and
good feeling would never result until the old
rebel flag became a portion of the Stars and
Stripes. The latter speaker read his speech
from manuscript, so that it could not be said
his was nasty remark brought on by an
indulgence in liquids. He dwelt upon the
"new flag business at much length, and
thought it only fair that such amendments
as we suggested should be Immediately
made. The more conservative members of
Il. E Lee Camp became much incensed at
such talk from their prominent and repre-
sentative members but no one Of the speak
ers from Richmond who followed endeavored
TO correct the remarks. Col. Allen g. Shep-
herd, of Lynn, a member of Gov. Ames' staff
being called upon, opposed strongly any
such change of the National eolors as was
proposed. The Lynn members looked at the
Richmond papers the next morning and
found that all references 10 the flags being
changed had been cut ont of the speeches.
The occasion was literally covered for sew
eral New England papers by correspondents
employed on Southern papers, but the flag
business was not referred to-
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The Hish license Law in AIIeRhenx

PITTsBURG, July 7.-Judge stowe to-day
decided, under the Brooks High License law
to issue licenses once year instead Of every
three months. a has been the custom. The
first license court will be held by Judge Ma
gee, commencing ON the iirst Monday in
September. Under this ruling nearly go
saloon-keepers whore licenses will expire ou
the last of July win have 10 cloSs their "a
looms until the court shall i>eue them a
license in s..utemi,e-
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Great Loss of Life.

LoSpoN, July s.-The Wenchow River. in
China, has oyerfiowed its banks. submerging
much territory. Thousands Of persons are
ings of the survivors are described as terrible.
chouciIow City is submerged, and the inl,sb-
itanfs have taken to boats
The town of Macy karoiy. in Hungary,
WAS destroyed by hurricane and water
spout on "Wednesday night. The site of the
own and adjoining district are converted
into vast lake Many persons lost their
lives The people of the town believed the
day Of judgment had come
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A Woman of Iron Nerve.

GALESA, Ill., July 9.-While Mrs. Frank
Bautsch, of Sand Prairie was engaged in
cleaning horse power feed mill that her
husband was operating, her hand was sud
denly caught and drawn in between the two
stopped the machinery and being unable to
draw his wifes hand oct cut the member
from the arm at the wrist. Mrs. Bautsch
drove TO town and submitted to reampnta-
ton by physicians and returned home over
a rough road, riding fourteen miles with the
mercury nearly loo in the shade.